Larry Kochard was appointed Chief Investment Officer at Georgetown University in June 2004. In addition to serving as CIO, he teaches investment courses for the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown. Previously, Larry was Managing Director of Equity and Hedge Fund Investments for the Virginia Retirement System and Adjunct Professor of Finance for the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Prior to joining VRS, he was a full-time faculty member at UVA. His teaching has included courses in investments, fixed income and corporate finance.

Before his return to academia, Larry accumulated over ten years of experience in corporate finance and capital markets, most recently as Vice President with Goldman Sachs. He also has held a number of civic roles, including former service on VRS’s Investment Advisory Committee, the Board of the Richmond Society of Financial Analysts, the Board and Finance Committee of Commonwealth Public Broadcasting and WHTJ, and the Investment Committee for the City of Richmond’s Retirement System, as well as current membership with the Investment Committee of St. Louis University and the College of William & Mary Endowment Association.

Larry holds a BA in Economics from the College of William & Mary, an MBA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Rochester, an MA and PhD in Economics from the University of Virginia, and is a CFA charter holder. He is married and has four children.